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israel has sealed off the main roads around gaza. will israel invade on the ground? >> i think the chances are going up. >> reporter: jeffrey white, a former analyst says an israeli ground invasion would be a brutal, bloody grind. >> a high density of population throughout the strip and highest in the major areas of gaza city, but there are a lot of civilians in other places, as well. but the other part of this is that hamas fights from inside the cities. >> reporter: cities of narrow streets, bazaars, apartment buildings. translation, a punishing building-to-building slog in a place that is slightly more than twice the size of washington, d.c. we used a google map with cnn contributor general james spider marks. what kind of combat are we talking about? >> combat in restricted terrain. in gaza city there are about 500,000 people that live in this city. you can only imagine the type of combat that is going to take place in this very restricted terrain. >> reporter: terrain where mark says israeli troops will be exposed to ambush, sniper fire, suicide bombings. if a g
israel has sealed off the main roads around gaza. will israel invade on the ground? >> i think the chances are going up. >> reporter: jeffrey white, a former analyst says an israeli ground invasion would be a brutal, bloody grind. >> a high density of population throughout the strip and highest in the major areas of gaza city, but there are a lot of civilians in other places, as well. but the other part of this is that hamas fights from inside the cities. >> reporter:...
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some of those are in southern israel. and part of the area you're seeing here, the hamas rockets according to the evidence we have been able to see, we saw one the other day that was able to land in this area. this is just a sign of how many densely populated cities there are in that area. one more really important thing to keep in mind, folks, as you watch, the west bank is run by fatah, and it is gaza that is run by hamas. now, that is just a look at the broader implications in the region. first, listen to tony blair. >> the military actions need to cease, we can find our way forward. i don't think we should be in any doubt at all if this situation continues and escalates, it is going to be really serious and tragic, not just for israelis and palestinians, but actually, it will cause a huge amount of upheaval in the region, and you know this area doesn't require more right now. >> take a look at some of the examples i want to show you here, the surrounding nations, first of all, egypt, we have been covering this nation
some of those are in southern israel. and part of the area you're seeing here, the hamas rockets according to the evidence we have been able to see, we saw one the other day that was able to land in this area. this is just a sign of how many densely populated cities there are in that area. one more really important thing to keep in mind, folks, as you watch, the west bank is run by fatah, and it is gaza that is run by hamas. now, that is just a look at the broader implications in the region....
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covered this is stork struggle for self-determination what many people may not realize is how brutal israel's blockade really is and what it means for one point five million gazans who live there it's one of the densest areas in the world and eighty percent of the population has to depend on outside goods to survive as a two thousand and ten there were only eighty one items allowed into gaza everything else has been prohibited from entering why well the israeli government claims that most weapons most items could be made into a weapons interesting claim considering it's a list that's riddled with contradictions let's see here chocolate medical supplies children's books toys these are currently the kinds of things that undermine israeli security well as we know that's ludicrous clearly there's more to the story like this according to a recently released israeli government documents israel's authorities were using food as a method of collective punishment officials intended to quote put palestinians on a diet even going so far as calculating how many calories each gazan would need per day to av
covered this is stork struggle for self-determination what many people may not realize is how brutal israel's blockade really is and what it means for one point five million gazans who live there it's one of the densest areas in the world and eighty percent of the population has to depend on outside goods to survive as a two thousand and ten there were only eighty one items allowed into gaza everything else has been prohibited from entering why well the israeli government claims that most...
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remains firm in its backing of israel president obama spoke to israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu on friday to read his support and go bad. news junkie post says the consequences of further escalation in the conflict and not being properly considered. is well as the sanction of. just. the intention of breaking the back of his boat i personally think that even with a bearing of someone approach on the ocean which would normally be. all they are doing any sort of thing very very stupid because if there's one thing that you need for the muslim world and he's been seen not only the most frequently but actually all over the world including in the us is that not just into something that is not very well thought out because what could very easily. is not. on these well coming from a leader not also some annoy us enjoy all the one where you have about two million but not as well as grow up some movement of the egyptian army that is very substantial so israel is basically applying was fire. on the later developments in gaza and israel. britain is considering following france and turkey in
remains firm in its backing of israel president obama spoke to israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu on friday to read his support and go bad. news junkie post says the consequences of further escalation in the conflict and not being properly considered. is well as the sanction of. just. the intention of breaking the back of his boat i personally think that even with a bearing of someone approach on the ocean which would normally be. all they are doing any sort of thing very very stupid...
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this is all see coming to you live from moscow hello and welcome to the program israel stepping up with assault on gaza time getting over one hundred fifty sites other nights including the has court has a hamas meanwhile israeli troops are amassing on the gaza border with a number of reservists all stunned by at around seventy five thousand also his policies following the developing conflict. when the air force has hit the headquarters of the hamas compound in gaza city in some separate strikes with i am an eyewitness is reporting that there is extensive damage to the building now they were a number of explosions that will heard in and around gaza city on saturday this comes after the israeli air force struck a number of government buildings on friday including the interior ministry a number of police compounds several smuggling tunnels as well as a three story building a mass has issued a statement in which it says that it will stand by its people so we are witnessing an escalation in tensions the muscles also said that in no way will it stick down now the israeli air force has said th
this is all see coming to you live from moscow hello and welcome to the program israel stepping up with assault on gaza time getting over one hundred fifty sites other nights including the has court has a hamas meanwhile israeli troops are amassing on the gaza border with a number of reservists all stunned by at around seventy five thousand also his policies following the developing conflict. when the air force has hit the headquarters of the hamas compound in gaza city in some separate strikes...
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and we're looking at a situation that the whole south of israel is in a state of high alert with some one million people who have been ordered to stay in bomb shelters the point that needs to be made that when we talk about how much we are talking about and look to government that was chosen by the people of gaza back in two thousand and six we're not talking about random fighters as i say these are legitimate representatives of the people be egyptian prime minister yesterday friday was a visit to gaza to assess the situation and there was a cease fire that was called for which israel and major broke and this is despite the fact that the israeli army denies this however we have heard there were at least some two people who were killed in gaza there are some seventy five thousand reservists who have been called out these troops are now amassing along the israel gaza border and speaking to his way he's here inside as well as outside the country you have israelis who are returning as they are called up for duty very much. that we are going to look at an offensive that will happen remarka
and we're looking at a situation that the whole south of israel is in a state of high alert with some one million people who have been ordered to stay in bomb shelters the point that needs to be made that when we talk about how much we are talking about and look to government that was chosen by the people of gaza back in two thousand and six we're not talking about random fighters as i say these are legitimate representatives of the people be egyptian prime minister yesterday friday was a visit...
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rockets are flying between gaza and israel, with israel expa expanding its air assaults targeting gaza's infrastructure. hamas is firing back with new longer range weapons, reaching jerusalem for the first time. we've got reporters standing by live in tel aviv and gaza. >>> then we'll introduce you to a pretty incredible 9-year-old girl that was left paralyzed by a car accident caused by a drunk driver. she wanted him to understand just how his actions impacted her life. she wrote a very emotional letter that was read at his sentencing. >>> and it's been a year since michelle parker was last seen. she disappeared the same day she appeared on an episode of "the people's court." we'll get an update on where that investigation stands. >>> cheer leading a fun part of many sports in high school, college and pros, but it can be incredibly dangerous as well and that has a lot of parents worried. coming up, the consequences when things go wrong. >>> a bit later, lauren scruggs is going to stop by. it's been nearly a year since she was injured by a spinning propeller. she's doing amazingly well,
rockets are flying between gaza and israel, with israel expa expanding its air assaults targeting gaza's infrastructure. hamas is firing back with new longer range weapons, reaching jerusalem for the first time. we've got reporters standing by live in tel aviv and gaza. >>> then we'll introduce you to a pretty incredible 9-year-old girl that was left paralyzed by a car accident caused by a drunk driver. she wanted him to understand just how his actions impacted her life. she wrote a...
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and there's more to the story like this according to a recently released israeli government documents israel's authorities were using food as a method of collective punishment officials intended to quote put palestinians on a diet even going so far as calculating how many calories each gazan would need per day to avoid a humanitarian disaster and talk more about this disturbing reality is someone who's been to gaza and seen this crisis first and i'm joined by mike prysner co-founder of march forward thanks so much for coming on hey so you just heard us talking about this absurd list of goods that are prohibited from entering gaza you went there not too long ago why did you go and what was your experience there well i actually went to gaza in the wake of operation cast lead in two thousand and nine and the reason we went is because there had been so much death so much destruction so many casualties in that onslaught yet all of the basic things that people needed to both treat the wounded and rebuild the destruction were not allowed in so for example massive numbers of homes and hospitals and sc
and there's more to the story like this according to a recently released israeli government documents israel's authorities were using food as a method of collective punishment officials intended to quote put palestinians on a diet even going so far as calculating how many calories each gazan would need per day to avoid a humanitarian disaster and talk more about this disturbing reality is someone who's been to gaza and seen this crisis first and i'm joined by mike prysner co-founder of march...
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it's in israel's interest. it's in egypt's interests, the united states interests to tamp this down. it is not, however, in hamas' interests. hamas' strategy is to inspire the revolutionary spirit that brought down mubarak, that threatens to bring down other leaders pticularly in the gulf states and to use that energy, that rage, and channel it against israel. it is the kind of unpredictable situation that egypt will have a tough time dealing with right now. and it leaves the united states at a difficult position. you remember president obama said in that -- in that interview with telemundo that he wasn't sure if egypt was a steadfast ally anymore. right now when you have egyptian officials coming here and expressing solidarity with hamas, it's clear why the united states had those doubts. >> richard engel, thank you very much. >>> here is erica. >> lester, thanks. we are learning more today about september's deadly consulate attack. former cia director david petraeus, still reeling from revelations of his affa
it's in israel's interest. it's in egypt's interests, the united states interests to tamp this down. it is not, however, in hamas' interests. hamas' strategy is to inspire the revolutionary spirit that brought down mubarak, that threatens to bring down other leaders pticularly in the gulf states and to use that energy, that rage, and channel it against israel. it is the kind of unpredictable situation that egypt will have a tough time dealing with right now. and it leaves the united states at a...
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is substantial so israel is basically applying we. will keep updating you on the latest developments in gaza and israel to stay with us. britain is considering following france and recognizing beneath you are an opposition group to president assad. that shortly western attempts to support the rebels will only lead to war torn country deep into chaos that's coming your way out of the shop. if you're passing through russia's to be a region you really can walk on the wild side thousands of kilometers of unspoilt countryside make up an area where it's still possible to live off the land such spectacular scenery makes it a paradise for fisherman and provides a business opportunity for hunters there are defined hunting seasons in russia but lax enforcement means many animals are killed out of the allotted times which can leave young animals orphaned and unable to survive the heart of just us forest provides a sanctuary for the most famous beast in russia it's home to a group who rescue often bear cubs and raise them when they're old enough
is substantial so israel is basically applying we. will keep updating you on the latest developments in gaza and israel to stay with us. britain is considering following france and recognizing beneath you are an opposition group to president assad. that shortly western attempts to support the rebels will only lead to war torn country deep into chaos that's coming your way out of the shop. if you're passing through russia's to be a region you really can walk on the wild side thousands of...
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rules were in session and so children had their limbs melted off their faces melted off and israel of course knew because israeli intelligence very good that they were students in session in those schools that were targeted and so when you're directing a war against the children not allowing them to not allowing them in a static while they have their limbs amputated i mean this is terrorism that it's like they just want to accelerate the suffering as much as they can as sad as that is to say i don't see any other explanation for it mike let's talk about the targets as you just mentioned they target children schools israel is coming out now the israeli government saying that they're dropping leaflets over palestine to pretty much warn people hey stay away from any hamas infrastructure but i mean really hamas is the democratically elected leadership of palestine zahar ridiculous as this is they are what does this really mean all these really propaganda machine is putting out that they're doing everything they can to avoid civilian casualties and they advertise these leaflets that they d
rules were in session and so children had their limbs melted off their faces melted off and israel of course knew because israeli intelligence very good that they were students in session in those schools that were targeted and so when you're directing a war against the children not allowing them to not allowing them in a static while they have their limbs amputated i mean this is terrorism that it's like they just want to accelerate the suffering as much as they can as sad as that is to say i...
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remains firm in the backing of israel president obama spoke to israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu on friday to reiterate his support. an editor of a news junkie post says the consequences of further escalation in the conflict are not being properly considered. is well as the in tangshan of wiking the back of the hamas just like they have the intention of making the bug has a boat i personally think that even with a betting someone a pro it's only a show which would normally be as well all they are doing something very very stupid because if there's one thing that you need the muslim world and we've been seeing not only in mostly actually all over the world including in the us is or not but this to me is something that is not really well thought out because what could very easily happen is not. on these whale coming on leave are not also some annoy us enjoy all the one where you have about two million but is not as well as there are some movement of the egyptian army that is very substantial so easy way out is basically applying was fire. we're now about to a live pictures for you
remains firm in the backing of israel president obama spoke to israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu on friday to reiterate his support. an editor of a news junkie post says the consequences of further escalation in the conflict are not being properly considered. is well as the in tangshan of wiking the back of the hamas just like they have the intention of making the bug has a boat i personally think that even with a betting someone a pro it's only a show which would normally be as well...
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israel's cabinet has authorized the call-ups of up to 75,000 reservists. a member of israel's government who is not aligned with prime minister netanyahu's coalition, seems to be beyond control, end quote. the u.s. state department is calling it a very dangerous situation. president obama talked to the leaders of israel and egypt and we are told secretary of state clinton has been working the phones trying to muster international pressure to diffuse the situation rockets have been flying both ways. israel is aiming at terrorist targets and that's what it looks and sounds like from a distance. here it is up close during an israeli and palestinian who are in the thick of it. >> let me jump in there, mohammed. when you hear him describe the situation where he is, what goes through your mind? >> sorry. that is one thing. carry on with your question. [ indiscernible ] >> the palestinian health minister says at least 30 people have been killed in gaza, 300 wounded. many of them children and women. he says we can't independently verify those numbers. cnn's sarah
israel's cabinet has authorized the call-ups of up to 75,000 reservists. a member of israel's government who is not aligned with prime minister netanyahu's coalition, seems to be beyond control, end quote. the u.s. state department is calling it a very dangerous situation. president obama talked to the leaders of israel and egypt and we are told secretary of state clinton has been working the phones trying to muster international pressure to diffuse the situation rockets have been flying both...
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by israel? >> well, absolutely, randy. we do not like to get into gaza. we do not like to escalate or engage ourselves with any warfare, not with the gazans, not with anyone else, but after millions of our citizens have been under fire for so long, and just think, randi, that people cannot go to work. they cannot send their children to school or kindergartens. they cannot go to restaurants. they all have to be confined in shelters with all the devastation for also the psychological warfare of kids. this is unacceptable, and i don't think any country would have accepted terrorizing millions of their citizens, and here hamas is committing a double crime against humanity. first they target only civilian population and at the same time they embed themselves in and among populated areas in gaza so they use the gazans as human shield which makes it much tougher for us because we are trying to avoid any collateral damage, so this is why it takes so long. we still would not like to get with ground troop
by israel? >> well, absolutely, randy. we do not like to get into gaza. we do not like to escalate or engage ourselves with any warfare, not with the gazans, not with anyone else, but after millions of our citizens have been under fire for so long, and just think, randi, that people cannot go to work. they cannot send their children to school or kindergartens. they cannot go to restaurants. they all have to be confined in shelters with all the devastation for also the psychological...
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along the israel-gaza border. hamas militants are hammering targets deep inside enemy territory as we speak, infli inflicting damage, casualties and sparking panic. air sirens wailed for a third straight day in tel aviv after hamas fired a rocket toward the sea side city. the rocket was intercepted. israeli soldiers backed up in armored vehicles are going to the border raising the specter of a possible ground war. all 30,000 troops mobilized and 70,000 more on the way. as the situation he is escalate does the death toll. now our senior international correspondent has been in the middle of all the action in gaza city. sarah, thanks for joining us. what's happening there right now? >> reporter: thank you, gary. yeah, we can hear right now drones over gaza. and that sound, it sounds very much like a lawnmower. it's been going on for hours and hours and hours. we know a lot about drones. israel uses them quite often. they can stay up in the air. they're unmanned, obviously, for more than 20 hours depending on the payl
along the israel-gaza border. hamas militants are hammering targets deep inside enemy territory as we speak, infli inflicting damage, casualties and sparking panic. air sirens wailed for a third straight day in tel aviv after hamas fired a rocket toward the sea side city. the rocket was intercepted. israeli soldiers backed up in armored vehicles are going to the border raising the specter of a possible ground war. all 30,000 troops mobilized and 70,000 more on the way. as the situation he is...
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israel has sealed off the main roads around gaza. will israel invade on the ground? >> i think the chances are going up. >> reporter: jeffrey white, a former analyst with the defense intelligence agency said an israeli ground invasion of gaza would be a brutal, bloody grind. >> there's a high density of population throughout the strip. highest in the major areas, rafa, gaza city, but there are a lot of civilians in other places as well, and the other part is hamas fights from inside the cities. >> cities of narrow streets, bazaars, apartment building. a punishing building to building slog in a place that is slightly twice the size of washington, d.c. we used a googp map with james spider marx. >> what kind of close combat are we talking about? >> this is called combat in restricted terrain. what we have in gaza city, there are about 500,000 people who live in this city. you can only imagine the type of combat that has to take place in this very restricted terrain. >> terrain where marx says israeli troops will be exposed to ambush, sniper fire, suicide bombings. if a
israel has sealed off the main roads around gaza. will israel invade on the ground? >> i think the chances are going up. >> reporter: jeffrey white, a former analyst with the defense intelligence agency said an israeli ground invasion of gaza would be a brutal, bloody grind. >> there's a high density of population throughout the strip. highest in the major areas, rafa, gaza city, but there are a lot of civilians in other places as well, and the other part is hamas fights from...
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. >>> the confrontation between israel and the palestinians is escalating. egypt's new islamist government is promising to stand by the palestinians and is telling israel to end its airstrikes on gaza, this as palestinians fire rockets at jerusalem and israel calls up 16,000 reservists increasing the likelihood of a full scale ground war. fox's david lee miller is near the gaza border with more. >> reporter: for the third day in a row israelis ran for cover from rockets by pal standian militants. -- palestinian militants. more than 150 attacks were launched that caused panic and destruction but no fatalities. for the first time in the current conflict air raid sirens were heard in jerusalem where two rockets reportedly landed in an empty field in the outskirts of the city and for the second day in a row israel's largest city tel aviv came under attack. a rocket landed in an unpopulated area. the use of longer range rockets fired by palestinian militants has put more than 4 million israelis in the crosshairs. at this till a video cafe it was business as usual
. >>> the confrontation between israel and the palestinians is escalating. egypt's new islamist government is promising to stand by the palestinians and is telling israel to end its airstrikes on gaza, this as palestinians fire rockets at jerusalem and israel calls up 16,000 reservists increasing the likelihood of a full scale ground war. fox's david lee miller is near the gaza border with more. >> reporter: for the third day in a row israelis ran for cover from rockets by pal...
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and israel, you have a population of 7.6 million people throughout israel. and what we have heard, israel about the size of new jersey again to put it in person purpo -- perspective. millions have lived with a daily threat of rocket attacks coming in from gaza, and what they're talking about now is that the rockets are going farther and farther. we saw one in tel aviv in this area here, israel saying millions of people can now be impacted and affected. this is an example of another city hurt by that area. there are dense populations in those areas that hamas rockets can now apparently reach to. keep in mind, talking about this, the west bank is run by fatah, whereas gaza is run by hamas, we're hearing the world leaders talking about the impact on the larger region. what we're seeing here is a reminder of countries surrounding this. one of the most important here is egypt, egypt dealing with upheaval, as you know, battling militant militants up near gaza, you also have jordan here, and jordan in recent days has had clashes in which protesters upset about the
and israel, you have a population of 7.6 million people throughout israel. and what we have heard, israel about the size of new jersey again to put it in person purpo -- perspective. millions have lived with a daily threat of rocket attacks coming in from gaza, and what they're talking about now is that the rockets are going farther and farther. we saw one in tel aviv in this area here, israel saying millions of people can now be impacted and affected. this is an example of another city hurt by...
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attacks on israel. in gaza, people are fearing for their lives as we speak. israeli war planes have been relentless in their attacks on targets. they are hunting rocket launchers. but dozens of civilians have been killed as a result. these are some live pictures of gaza and gaza city. the latest round of this conflict started wednesday, and there really is no end in sight at this point as we continue to watch the explosions in and around gaza city. nick valencia is live at our middle east news desk. he's watching everything unfold. nick, what's the latest? >> we've been seeing a lot of video of these air raids. we want to take you on to the ground. here's one of our middle eastern correspondents. this is a special desk we created today at the hub of our international news gathering situation. tell me about what you're monoerring. what's going on here? >> this is a hamas funded tv based in gaza, but they are carrying live pictures, where there's a huge rally conducted by the muslim brotherhood. we know h
attacks on israel. in gaza, people are fearing for their lives as we speak. israeli war planes have been relentless in their attacks on targets. they are hunting rocket launchers. but dozens of civilians have been killed as a result. these are some live pictures of gaza and gaza city. the latest round of this conflict started wednesday, and there really is no end in sight at this point as we continue to watch the explosions in and around gaza city. nick valencia is live at our middle east news...
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only a 48-hour truce between israel and hamas. so there's a positive moves ahead going on trying to end this diplomatically. but not everybody is betting on that right now, alex. >> sounds like all the pieces are on the chess board for sure. thank you very much, martin fletcher. >> let's get some perspective on this crisis. joining me is military analyst general mccaffrey. is there a danger this could turn into a larger middle east war? >> no question. i think we're one step shorter of an all out ground operation in the gaza. i don't see how the israelis could top rate continued threat to huge parts of the civilian population. and then in the background, of course, we have the iranians and hezbollah on the lebanese southern border. the israelis are quite vulnerable to these rocket strikes. fit went to all-out war there would be significant israeli losses. >> all right, general, would the u.s. get involved militarily if this does escalate? >> i don't think so. i think the iranians would be loathe to actually start firing their long
only a 48-hour truce between israel and hamas. so there's a positive moves ahead going on trying to end this diplomatically. but not everybody is betting on that right now, alex. >> sounds like all the pieces are on the chess board for sure. thank you very much, martin fletcher. >> let's get some perspective on this crisis. joining me is military analyst general mccaffrey. is there a danger this could turn into a larger middle east war? >> no question. i think we're one step...